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Complete Atlantic Studio Rec.- The Modern Jazz Quartet 1956-
DISCOGRAPHY
THE COMPLETE ATLANTIC STUDIO RECORDINGS OF THE MODERN JAZZ QUARTET 1956-64
DISC ONE
Fontessa
1. Versailles (Porte de Versailles) (A) 3:24
(John Lewis)
2. Angel Eyes (A) 3:50
(M. Dennis-E. Brent)
3. Fontessa (A) 11:12
(John Lewis)
4. Over The Rainbow (A) 3:52
(E.Y. Harburg-H. Arlen)
5. Bluesology (B) 5:03
(Milt Jackson)
6. Willow Weep For Me (A) 4:48
(Ann Ronnell)
7. Woody ‘N You (A) 4:26
(Dizzy Gillespie)
The Modern Jazz Quartet At The Music Inn
8. Oh Bess, Oh Where’s My Bess (C) 4:27
(G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin)
9.. A Fugue For Music Inn (C) 4:42
(John Lewis)
10. Two Degrees East, Three Degrees West (C) 7:03
(John Lewis)
11. Serenade (C) 2:53
(David Raksin)
12. Fun (C) 5:31
(Jimmy Giuffre)
13. Sun Dance (C) 4:14
(John Lewis)
14. The Man That Got Away (C) 3:31
(H. Arlen-I. Gershwin)
15. A Morning In Paris (C) 2:51
(John Lewis)
16. Variation No.1 on God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman (C) 4:59
(John Lewis)
DISC TWO
The Modern Jazz Quartet
1. Medley (E) 10:19
They Say It’s Wonderful
(Irving Berlin)
How Deep Is The Ocean
(Irving Berlin)
(I Don’t Stand) A Ghost Of A Chance With You
(Young-Crosby-Washington)
My Old Flame
(A. Johnston-S, Coslow)
Body And Soul
(Green-Heyman-Sour)
2. Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea (E) 6:54
(T. Koehler-H. Arlen)
3. La Ronde: Drums (E) 2:08
(John Lewis)
4. A Night In Tunisia (E) 6:10
(D. Gillespie-F. Paparelli)
5. Yesterdays (E) 5:09
(J. Kern-O. Harbach)
6. Bags’ Groove (E) 5:43
(Milt Jackson)
7. Baden-Baden (E) 4:02
(Milt Jackson-Ray Brown)
One Never Knows (No Sun In Venice)
8. The Golden Striker (F) 3:40
(John Lewis)
9. One Never Knows (F) 9:21
(John Lewis)
10. The Rose Truc (F) 4:59
(John Lewis)
11. Cortege (F) 7:27
(John Lewis)
12. Venice (D) 4:27
(John Lewis)
13. Three Windows (F) 6:47
(John Lewis)
DISC THREE
The Modern Jazz Quartet At The Music Inn Volume 2
1. Medley (G) 8:17
Stardust
(H. Carmichael-M. Parish)
I Can’t Get Started
(V. Duke-I. Gershwin)
Lover Man
(Ramirez-Davis-Sherman)
2. Yardbird Suite (G) 5:14
(Charlie Parker)
3. Midsummer (G) 7:03
(John Lewis)
4. Festival Sketch (G) 3:43
(John Lewis)
5. Bags’ Groove (H) 8:41
(Milt Jackson)
6. A Night In Tunisia (H) 7:08
(D. Gillespie-F. Paparelli)
Pyramid
7. Vendome (M) 2:32
(John Lewis)
8. Pyramid (L) 10:52
(Ray Brown)
9. It Don’t Mean A Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) (L) 5:04
(Duke Ellington)
10. Django (I) 4:36
(John Lewis)
11. How High The Moon (M) 6:15
(N. Hamilton-M. Lewis)
12. Romaine (J) 7:22
(Jim Hall)
DISC FOUR
Third Stream Music
1. Da Capo (F) 3:43
(John Lewis)
2. Fine (F) 6:05
(Jimmy Giuffre)
3. Exposure (M) 9:40
(John Lewis)
4. Sketch (K) 5:32
(John Lewis)
5. Conversation (K) 10:41
(Gunther Schuller)
The Modern Jazz Quartet And Orchestra
6. Around The Blues (N) 8:26
(Andre Hodeir)
7. Divertimento (N) 8:17
(Werner Heider)
8. England’s Carol (N) 6:21
(John Lewis)
Concertino For Jazz Quartet And Orchestra:
9. First Movement (N) 6:43
10. Second Movement: Passacaglia (N) 6:39
11. Third Movement (N) 5:56
(Gunther Schuller)
DISC FIVE
The Comedy
1. Spanish Steps (P) 5:36
(John Lewis)
2. Columbine (P) 4:09
(John Lewis)
3. Pulcinella (P) 4:24
(John Lewis)
4. Pierrot (Q) 3:21
(John Lewis)
5. La Cantatrice (O) 5:32
(John Lewis)
6. Harlequin (Q) 6:52
(John Lewis)
7. Piazza Navona (R) 5:01
(John Lewis)
Lonely Woman
8. Lonely Woman (S) 6:18
(Ornette Coleman)
9. Animal Dance (T) 4:04
(John Lewis)
10. New York 19 (T) 7:58
(John Lewis)
11. Belkis (U) 3:40
(John Lewis)
12. Why Are You Blue (U) 6:32
(Gary McFarland)
13. Fugato (U) 2:46
(John Lewis)
14. Lamb, Leopard (U) 6:23
(John Lewis)
15. Trieste (R) 5:46
(John Lewis)
DISC SIX
The Sheriff
1. The Sheriff (W) 2:42
(John Lewis)
2. In A Crowd (X) 3:08
(John Lewis)
3. Bachianas Brasileiras (V) 5:45
(Hector Villa-Lobos)
4. Mean To Me (V) 4:24
(R. Turk-F. Ahlert)
5. Natural Affection (V) 4:08
(John Lewis)
6. Donnie’s Theme (V) 4:14
(John Lewis)
7. Carnival (V) 6:09
(Luis Bonfa)
A Quartet Is A Quartet Is A Quartet
8. Reunion Blues (W) 3:34
(Milt Jackson)
9. Winter Tale (W) 5:24
(John Lewis)
10. Concorde (W) 3:46
(John Lewis)
11. Yesterdays (W) 4:34
(J. Kern-O. Haarbach)
The Alternate Takes
12. Bluesology (B) (stereo take) 4:50
(Milt Jackson)
13. Woody ‘N You (A) (stereo take) 4:48
(Dizzy Gillespie)
14. Sun Dance (C) (stereo take) 3:58
(John Lewis)
15. Django (I) (mono take) 5:21
(John Lewis)
16. La Cantatrice (O) (mono take) 4:54
(John Lewis)
17. Harlequin (Q) (mono take) 6:59
(John Lewis)
DISC SEVEN
Collaboration
1. Silver (Y) 3:43
(John Lewis)
2. Trieste (Y) 5:35
(John Lewis)
3. Valeria (Y) 5:50
(John Lewis)
4. Fugue In A Minor (Y) 3:49
(Johann Sebastian Bach)
5. One Note Samba (Y) 5:08
(A.C. Jobim-N. Mendonca)
6. Foi A Saudade (Y) 2:35
(Djalma Ferreira)
7. Concerto De Aranjuez (Y) 11: 52
(Joaquim Rodrigo)
The Modern Jazz Quartet Plays George Gershwin’s Porgy And Bess
8. Summertime (Z) 5:57
(D. Heyward-G. Gershwin)
8. Bess, You Is My Woman (AA) 5:39
(D. Heyward-G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin)
10. My Man’s Gone Now (Z) 7:21
(D. Heyward-G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin)
11. I Love You Porgy (Z) 3:25
(D. Heyward-G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin)
12. It Ain’t Necessarily So (AA) 6:21
(G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin)
13. Oh Bess, O Where’s My Bess (AA) 4:14
(G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin)
14. There’s A Boat Dat’s Leavin’ Soon For New York (Z) 4:20
(G. Gershwin-I. Gershwin)
DISCOGRAPHY
For the purposes of this discography, only the first LP issue is included. The personnel on all sessions is Milt Jackson (vibraharp), John Lewis (piano), Percy Heath (bass) and Connie Kay (drums). Additional personnel are noted as they appear.
(A) NYC, January 22, 1956
1643 Woody ‘N You (mono take) LP 1231
1643 Woody ’N You (stereo take) SD 1231
1644 Willow Weep For Me LP 1231
1645 Fontessa -
1646 Versailles -
1647 Angel Eyes -
1648 Over The Rainbow -
1649 Bluesology rejected, tape no longer exists
1650 Bags’ Groove -
1651 A Night In Tunisia -
1652 D & E -
Note: Because of recording quality, the mono masters were used in the making of this set.
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(B) Hackensack, NJ, February 14, 1956
2629 Woody ‘N You rejected, tape no longer exists
2930 Bluesology (mono take) LP 1231
2930 Bluesology (stereo take) SD 1231
2931 Woody ‘N You rejected, tape no longer exists
Note: Because of recording quality, the mono masters were used in the making of this set.
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(C) Music Inn, Lenox, Mass., August 28, 1956
2096 Oh Bess, Oh Where Is My Bess? LP 1247
2097 A Fugue For Music Inn -1 -
2098 Two Degrees East, Three Degrees West -
2099 Serenade -1 -
2100 Fun -1 -
2101 Sun Dance (mono take) -
2101 Sun Dance (stereo take) SD 1247
2102 The Man That Got Away LP 1247
2103 A Morning In Paris -
2104 Variation No. 1 on God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen -
-1 add Jimmy Giuffre (cl)
Note: Because of recording quality, the mono masters were used in the making of this set.
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(D) NYC, April 4, 1957
2495 Three Windows rejected, tape no longer exists
2496 Cortege -
2497 The Golden Striker -
2498 One Never Knows -
2499 The Rose Truc -
2500 Venice SD 1284
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(E) NYC, April 5, 1957
2501 Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea SD 1265
2502 La Ronde: Drums -
2503 A Bight In Tunisia -
2504 Yesterdays -
2505 Bags’ Groove -
2506 Baden-Baden -
2507 Medley -
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(-) NYC, July 29, 1957
2685 Cortege rejected, tape no longer exists
2686 One Never Knows -
2687 The Golden Striker -
2688 Three Windows -
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(F) add Jimmy Giuffre (cl, ts), Jim Hall (g), Ralph Pena (b)-1
Music Inn, Lenox, Mass, August 24, 1957
2713 Da Capo -1 SD 1354
Fine -1 -
2715 The Golden Striker SD 1284
2716 Cortege -
2717 One Never Knows -
2718 Three Windows -
2719 The Rose Truc -
Note 1: Da Capo and Fine were recorded consecutively without pause and therefore given one master number.
note 2: The issued versions of the last five titles of this session were throught to have come from an earlier studio session (D), but aural evidence definitely comfirms that these were the versions used.
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(-) Music Inn, Lenox, Mass., August 24, 1957
2715 The Golden Striker rejected, tape no longer exists
2716 Cortege -
2717 One Never Knows -
2718 Three Windows -
2719 The Rose Truc -
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(G) Music Inn, Lenox, Mass., August 3, 1958
3143 Yardbird Suite SD 1299
3144 Now’s The Time rejected, tape no longer exists
3145 Festival Sketch SD 1299
3146 Midsummer -
3147 Medley -
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(H) add Sonny Rollins (ts)
Music Inn, Lenox, Mass, August 31, 1958
3937 Bags’ Groove SD 1299
3938 A Night In Tunisia -
Note: These selections were recorded before an audience. Four more tracks from the concert were released by Metrojazz with Rollins accompanied only by Lewis (on two selection), Heath and Kay. Atlantic has listed the recording date as September 3. Metrojazz has listed it as August 3. Thanks to the research of George Schuller and Mile Fitzgerald, it is confirmed as being the final night at the Music Inn at Lenox on the last night of August.
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(-) Music Inn, Lenox, Mass, August 21, 1959
3728 La Cantatrice rejected, tape no longer exists
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(I) Music Inn, Lenox, Mass, August 22, 1959
3729 Harlequin rejected, tape no longer exists
3730 Django (stereo take) SD 1325
3730 Django (mono take) LP 1325
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(J) Music Inn, Lenox, Mass, August 25, 1959
3731 Romaine SD 1325
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(-) Music Inn, Lenox, Mass, August 26-29, 1959
3732 Pyramid rejected, tape no longer exists
3733 Slowly -
3734 It Don’t Mean A Thing -
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(K) add Beaux Arts String Quartet: Gerard Tarack (1st violin), Alan Martin (2nd violin), Carl Eberl (viola), Joe Tekula (cello). Conducted by John Lewis -1, Gunther Schuller -2.
NYC, September 23, 1959
3781 Sketch -1 SD 1345
3782 Conversation -2 -
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(L) NYC, December 21, 1959
3978 It Don’t Mean A Thing SD 1325
3979 Pyramid -
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(M) NYC, January 15, 1960
4053 Exposure -1 SD 1345
4054 Vendome SD 1325
4055 How High The Moon -
-1 add Bill McColl (cl), Bob Di Domenica (fl), Manny Zegler (bassoon), Paul Ingraham (French horn), Joe Tekula (cello), Betty Glamann (harp), Gunther Schuller (conductor).
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(N) add symphony orchestra conducted by Werner Heider (-1) and Gunther Schuller (all others) Stuttgart, Germany, June 3 & 4, 1960
4610 England’s Carol SD 1359
4620 Divertimento -1 -
4621 Around The Blues -
Concertino For Jazz Quartet & Orchestra:
4622 First Movement -
4623 Third Movement -
4624 Second Movement: Passacaglia -
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(-) NYC, July 21, 1960
4739 Pyramid rejected, tape no longer exists
4731 Ralph’s New Blues -
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(O) add Diahann Carroll (vcl). NYC, October 20, 1960
5117 La Cantatrice (stereo take) SD 1390
5117 La Cantatrice (mono take) LP 1390
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(-) NYC, August 29, 1961
5694 Spanish Steps rejected, tape no longer exists
5695 Columbine -
5696 Pulcinella -
5697 Pierrot -
5698 Harlequin -
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(P) NYC, January 22, 1962
5900 Spanish Steps SD 1390
5901 Columbine -
5902 Pulcinella -
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(Q) NYC, January 23, 1962
5903 Pierrot SD 1390
5904 Harlequin (stereo take) -
5904 Harlequin (mono take) LP 1390
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(R) NYC, January 24, 1962
5908 Piazza Navona SD 1390
5909 Trieste SD 1381
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(S) NYC, January 25, 1962
5910 Lonely Woman SD 1381
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(T) NYC, January 29, 1962
5921 New York 19 SD 1381
5922 Animal Dance -
5923 Why Are You Blue rejected, tape no longer exists
5924 Belkis -
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(U) NYC, February 2, 1962
5938 Animal Dance rejected, tape no longer exists
5939 Lamb, Leopard SD 1381
5940 Fugato -
5941 Why Are You Blue -
5942 Belkis -
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(V) NYC, May 16, 1963
7003 Bachianas Brasileiras SD 1414
7004 Mean To Me -
7005 Natural Affection -
7006 Donnie’s Theme -
7469 Carnival -
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(W) NYC, May 17, 1963
7019 Concorde SD 1420
7020 In A Crowd rejected, tpe no longer exists
7021 Winter Tale SD 1420
7022 The Sheriff SD 1414
7023 Reunion Blues SD 1420
7024 Yesterdays -
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(X) NYC, December 20, 1963
7493 In a Crowd SD 1414
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(Y) add Laurindo Almeida (g). NYC July 21, 1964
8026 Concerto De Arabjeuz SD 1429
8027 One Note Samba -
6026 Fugue In A Minor -
8029 Trieste -
8030 Valeria -
8031 Silver -
8032 Foi A Saudade -
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(Z) NYC, July 23 & 24, 1964
8033 I Loves You Porgy SD 1440
8034 My Man’s Gone -
8035 There’s A Boat Dat’s Leavin’ Soon For New York -
8036 Intima rejected, tape no longer exists
8037 Swing Low, Sweet Chariot -
8038 Fugue In D Minor -
8039 Blues Milanese -
8040 Summertime SD 1440
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(AA) Webster Hall, NYC, April 22, 1965
8836 Summertime rejected, tape no longer exists
8837 Bess, You Is My Woman Now SD 1440
8838 It Ain’t Necessarily So -
8839 Oh Bess, O Where’s My Bess -
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Album indez:
LP/CD 1231 Fontessa
LP/CD 1247 The Modern Jazz Quartet At The Music Inn
SD 1265 The Modern Jazz Quartet
SD 1284 One Never Knows (No Sun In Venice)
SD 1299 The Modern Jazz Quartet At The Music Inn Volume 2
LP/SD 1325 Pyramid
SD 1345 Third Stream Music
SD 1359 The Modern Jazz Quartet And Orchestra
SD 1381 Lonely Woman
LP/SD 1390 The Comedy
SD 1414 The Sheriff
SD 1420 A Quartet Is A Quartet Is A Quartet
SD 1429 Collaboration
SD 1440 The Modern Jazz Quartet Plays George Gershwin’s Porgy And Bess
Note: All 14 of the albums were issued in mono (LP) and stereo (SD). This index lists only the versions used in the creation of this set.
Original sessions produced by Nesuhi Ertegun
Recording engineers: John Kraus (A), Rudy Van Gelder (B), Earle Browne (F, I, J) Frank Abbey (K), unknown (N), Ray Hall (Y, Z, AA) and Tom Dowd (all others).
Produced for release by Michael Cuscuna
Tape transfers and mastering in 24-bit: Ron McMaster
Disc one is mono. All other discs are stereo.
Special thanks to Michael Weil and Dave Harrison for alerting us to differences between stereo and mono masters on a few of these sessions, Kenny Washington and George Schuller.
This Compilation (P)2011 Atlantic Recording Corp. Produced under license from Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company. Made In The U.S.A.
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PRODUCER”S NOTE
Vibes are not the easiest instrument to capture on tape and the Modern Jazz Quartet’s considerable dynamic range doesn’t ease matters. So there are tracks with some peak distortion when an engineer got brave with levels and there are others with tape hiss when he became overly prudent.
This set begins at the beginning of 1956 with the group’s first session for Atlantic Records and chronicles the 14 studio albums that they recorded through the end of 1964. This was a period of intensely creative compositional and conceptual innovation for the group and marks a logical cutoff point for this set.
The early albums are plagued by mono/stereo issues. For example, the stereo masters on sessions A & B are very poorly recorded and we have opted for the far superior mono masters. Two tunes on the stereo master are different performances. The stereo masters for session C have a terrible hum so we again opted for the mono tapes. There is a stereo alternate of Sun Dance. These and other alternate takes generated by different mono and stereo masters appear at the end of disc six which is the only CD that was not yet fully loaded.
For reasons of size and repetition of repertoire, we have not included the live recordings from the spring 1960 European tour, released as European Concert and Dedicated to Connie, both of which are or have been available on CD. In 1965, the quartet recorded Jazz Dialogue, a studio album which revisited older material with big band backdrops. This was followed by a succession of live albums which, while excellent, introduced little new repertoire and broke no new ground. So the Porgy And Bess album seemed the logical stopping point.
- Michael Cuscuna